cene), while rambat pontianakh may mean Galearta affinis 
(Euphorbiaceae), Syplocos rubiginosa or Symplocos ri- 
gida (Symplocaceae), or Timontus Wallichianus (Rubia- 
cene), all of which have no connection whatever with 
Baceaurea. However, this point further indicates that 
the name rambai (B. Motleyana) is the most popular and 
well known, therefore the most reliable one, because it 
forms the basic word, while the other species are so 
named because of association with the rambar fruit. The 
name hapundung, on the other hand, is more constant 
and is rarely used in compounds, Vampor is another 
name, second in popularity in Malaya. Although gener- 
ally it means B. Griffithu, still, we should be careful, 
because it may also mean J. malayana or B.sapida. Like 
rambai, tampot is otten used in compounds. B. sapida in 
India is known as /etehu, in South China as l/utgua, in 
Burma as Aanazo, and in Malaya as pupor. In this case, 
it is difficult to ascertain just which name should be used 
properly, since the wider the distribution of a species, 
the more varied are its common names. There are still 
many other names used locally in different places for 
various species, but it is beyond the scope of this paper 
to deal with all of them. Readers who are interested 
should consult references listed in the bibliography (Bur- 
kill, 1985; Corner, 1952; De Clerq., 1909; Heyne, 1927: 
Jack, 1825: Marsden, 1811; Meyer, 1985; Newbold, 
1839; Ochse, 1981: Smith ez Koorders & Valeton, 1910; 
Watson, 1928). In the discussion of the species that fol- 
low, the common names have been simplified by choos- 
ing the most widely used ones. 
So far, no mention has been made of the family to 
which the genus belongs. Baccaurea is a member of the 
Kuphorbiaceae, a large family of flowering plants, in- 
cluding herbs, shrubs, and trees of the most varied as- 
pects. Members of this family are found in nearly all 
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